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Newspaper
The Alma Record
Location
Alma, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1913
Page
8
An article urges liberal feeding during moulting to support feather growth. It advises ample mash and grain, especially at night, to speed recovery and winter readiness. It notes birds expend energy renewing feathers, requiring two to four months, and stresses consistent nutrition for pallets and young birds as growth lags without enough food.
A farm guide touts ducks as profitable livestock, noting spring sales fetch good prices and feathers sell well. Ducks are low maintenance, resist disease, and require simple care like curd in boxes and shallow water dishes. Fill a flat pan for watering.
The article lists duck-keeping tips and popular breeds Pekin Rovens and Indian Runner. It notes duck weights for adult drakes and young drakes and mentions ten standard breeds. It emphasizes Pekin as a desirable market duck and describes kept water and pool behavior for three to four weeks old ducklings.
The observed head louse affects young chicks and can spread to the throat. Treatment is simple but slow, requiring hatching birds to be cleansed with lard or oils. Detect by close inspection as insects are small and hidden on the head.
A compact three foot machine tests eggs by guiding a canvas belt with six inch spaced metal saucers across two rollers. An electric lamp above the belt lights automatically when an egg pauses, revealing its condition as the belt advances.
A vintage description details an automatic egg tester with a hood and belt driven turning action. It explains evaluating eggs by yolk color and shell appearance, sorting good eggs onto a table while bad ones are removed by hand. It stresses constant selection to improve flock utility through breeding and layered improvements each year.
The article explains inoculating alfalfa with soil from established fields or artificial cultures to ensure root nodule bacteria, stressing that most eastern soils need inoculation. It compares soil transfer and pure culture methods, advises on timing, seeding, post harvest management, and weed control for durable stands.
A California poultry note warns against squeezing a fowl’s eye sac to treat disease. It urges separating infected birds, keeping them warm and well fed, and avoiding contact with the eye to prevent the contagion from spreading. The author shares a lesson from costly failed treatments and says a blind eye is best the price of saving the rest.
W M Kelley argues for early potato bug spraying using paris green mixed with water to prevent leaf burn and aid adhesion. One barrel treats about two acres, and spraying should begin when plants reach eight to ten inches, continued through the season to prevent blight rather than cure it.
An experiment at Kansas Agricultural College tests whether purebred colts require more cost to raise than grades. W A Cochel divides twenty colts into five purebred and five grade groups, feeding one group oats alfalfa hay and corn fodder and the other group a nutritionally equivalent mix. The study tracks growth in heavy coated, well conditioned colts kept in open sheds and pasture during the day to compare development and opportunities for purebreds versus grades.
A jaded team limits profit, while udders milk ewes when needed. Young animals gain faster than mature ones. A $100 improved sire is smart business. Water for horses is humane and profitable. Constant vigilance and summer sawdust bedding aid stock care. Move hogs to fresh pasture before pasture bite ends. Keep pigs growing to boost selling weight.
A veterinary note from University Farm, Maul Minnesota, describes sudden lameness in cattle caused by abscesslike infections between the hoofs. It explains germ sources in soil and manure, symptoms of swelling and pus pockets, and advocates cleansing, drainage, and tar-based dips, with mud and wet yard exclusion for recovery.
Professor Humphrey of the University of Wisconsin College of Agriculture advises dairy men to supplement early spring pasture with hay and silage. He notes pasture alone increases milk and butter fat but feeding hay and silage improves yields further, while weight loss during spring pasture must be recouped later.
A dairy farmer praises a hand truck presented to the crew as very handy and labor saving. The device is built of good lumber with iron only on the handles and end traps that grip the axle area, secured against the truck bottom.
A report on cow testing in Iowa since 1909 compares herd performance. The top cow in 46 herds yielded a profit of 106.77 dollars, while the bottom cow lost 19.44. The best cow averaged 59.04 dollars profit per herd, the poorest 16.63, with ten years in a cow testing association estimated to raise cows toward 290 pounds of butter fat annually.
The note suggests thinning older hens, fattening remaining pullets for market. It advises weed out old birds to boost egg production and profitability, stating pullets fetch good prices as they mature.
A bulletin from the Iowa station emphasizes silage as essential for growing dairy animals. It improves digestive health and supports development of digestive capacity, aided by alfalfa or clover hay. With these forages, little grain is needed after early growth, and corn silage plus alfalfa forms a strong winter ration for yearlings.
A Connecticut experiment shows milk from an open pail hosting far more bacteria than milk from a covered pail, with gains up to 644 times fewer bacteria. Wisconsin tests confirm open pails release many bacteria versus covered pails, while 70 percent of bacteria are kept out by the covered design.
The guide stresses feeding cows to appetite and digestion, considering coat, digestibility, and food composition. Palatable foods boost intake and vigor, with succulent components stimulating intestinal action. It notes the need to ensure ample water in the ration, urging better attention to this often neglected element.
Cleaning Utenalls discusses restoring tainted utensils through scalding. It notes steam as a stronger bacteria destroyer than water, offering deeper penetration and higher heat for effective sanitation.
An 19th century advertisement promotes Kickapoo Worm Killer a candy lozenge claimed to expel worms and restore health in children. It cites symptoms of worms and includes a testimonial from Mrs J A Brisbin of Elgin Minnesota and lists retailers and the company in Philadelphia and St Louis.
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